Article 29, Paragraph 2 of the Patent Law stipulates: Within twelve months from the date of first filing a patent application for an invention patent or utility model in China, the applicant shall submit another application for the same to the Patent Administration Department of the State Council. If you file a patent application on the subject matter, you will enjoy priority.
First of all, your A application must be the earliest application among the patent applications you filed on this subject, that is, the first application;
Secondly, you must ensure that the online patent application that serves as the basis for priority The application (Application A) clearly discloses or contains technical solutions in the claims of the later application (Application B) claiming priority;
In addition, if application A has been authorized, it will not Application A can be used as the basis for claiming priority, so you need to file application B before A is authorized, or you can consult the Patent Office whether the authorization procedure for application A can be suspended;
And, if If you file application B based on the priority of application A, then, in order to prevent repeated authorization, application A will be considered withdrawn from the date application B is filed, that is, you will only obtain the patent rights of application B at most in the future.
Please note that due to the twelve-month requirement, you must submit your B application before September 30, 2012. Because September 30 this year is the Mid-Autumn Festival, you It is best to apply earlier.